National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardin County, Iowa

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardin County, Iowa.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.^[1]

There are 35 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Alden Bridge	Alden Bridge More images	May 15, 1998 (#98000517)	Main St. over the Iowa River 42°31′16″N 93°22′32″W / 42.521111°N 93.375556°W / 42.521111; -93.375556 (Alden Bridge)	Alden
2	Alden Public Library	Alden Public Library More images	March 17, 1981 (#81000241)	1012 Water St. 42°31′07″N 93°22′01″W / 42.518611°N 93.366944°W / 42.518611; -93.366944 (Alden Public Library)	Alden
3	Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library	Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library	May 23, 1983 (#83000363)	520 Rocksylvania Ave. 42°31′18″N 93°15′50″W / 42.521722°N 93.263833°W / 42.521722; -93.263833 (Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library)	Iowa Falls
4	Civilian Conservation Corps-Prisoner of War Recreation Hall	Civilian Conservation Corps-Prisoner of War Recreation Hall	January 27, 2012 (#11001056)	301 11th Ave. 42°21′45″N 93°05′11″W / 42.362511°N 93.086336°W / 42.362511; -93.086336	Eldora
5	Edgewood School of Domestic Arts	Edgewood School of Domestic Arts	April 19, 1979 (#79000897)	719 River St. 42°31′26″N 93°16′06″W / 42.523861°N 93.268333°W / 42.523861; -93.268333 (Edgewood School of Domestic Arts)	Iowa Falls
6	Eldora Downtown Historic District	Eldora Downtown Historic District More images	May 12, 2009 (#09000297)	Approximately ten blocks in downtown Eldora around the courthouse square 42°21′37″N 93°05′56″W / 42.360197°N 93.098917°W / 42.360197; -93.098917 (Eldora Downtown Historic District)	Eldora
7	Eldora Public Library	Eldora Public Library	May 23, 1983 (#83000364)	1219 14th Ave. 42°21′35″N 93°05′55″W / 42.359611°N 93.09875°W / 42.359611; -93.09875 (Eldora Public Library)	Eldora
8	Ellsworth-Jones Building	Ellsworth-Jones Building	October 1, 1993 (#93000959)	511 Washington Ave. 42°31′10″N 93°15′49″W / 42.519389°N 93.263528°W / 42.519389; -93.263528 (Ellsworth-Jones Building)	Iowa Falls
9	Estes Park Band Shell	Estes Park Band Shell	October 1, 1993 (#93000960)	Estes Park 42°31′15″N 93°15′53″W / 42.520722°N 93.264806°W / 42.520722; -93.264806 (Estes Park Band Shell)	Iowa Falls
10	First Congregational Church	First Congregational Church	December 4, 1996 (#96001372)	1209 12th St. 42°21′41″N 93°05′52″W / 42.361389°N 93.097778°W / 42.361389; -93.097778 (First Congregational Church)	Eldora
11	First National Bank	First National Bank	October 1, 1993 (#93000958)	601 Washington Ave. 42°31′10″N 93°15′52″W / 42.519444°N 93.264361°W / 42.519444; -93.264361 (First National Bank)	Iowa Falls
12	Folkert Mound Group	Folkert Mound Group	March 17, 2009 (#09000126)	Address Restricted	Steamboat Rock
13	Hardin County Courthouse	Hardin County Courthouse	July 2, 1981 (#81000242)	Edgington Ave. 42°21′32″N 93°05′45″W / 42.358889°N 93.095833°W / 42.358889; -93.095833 (Hardin County Courthouse)	Eldora
14	Hardin County Home Historic District	Hardin County Home Historic District	May 24, 2010 (#10000275)	28483 County Road D41 42°23′25″N 93°08′18″W / 42.390158°N 93.138206°W / 42.390158; -93.138206	Eldora
15	Honey Creek Friends' Meetinghouse	Honey Creek Friends' Meetinghouse	February 8, 1980 (#80001452)	Southwest of New Providence 42°15′02″N 93°11′14″W / 42.250556°N 93.187222°W / 42.250556; -93.187222 (Honey Creek Friends' Meetinghouse)	New Providence
16	Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley	Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley	September 6, 1990 (#90001303)	North of Railroad St., between State and Mitchell Sts. 42°33′19″N 93°03′08″W / 42.555139°N 93.052306°W / 42.555139; -93.052306	Ackley
17	Iowa Falls Bridge	Iowa Falls Bridge More images	May 15, 1998 (#98000516)	U.S. Route 65 over the Iowa River 42°31′06″N 93°15′46″W / 42.518333°N 93.262778°W / 42.518333; -93.262778 (Iowa Falls Bridge)	Iowa Falls	Demolished in 2010.
18	Iowa Falls Union Depot	Iowa Falls Union Depot	September 6, 1990 (#90001305)	E. Rocksylvania Ave. and Depot St. 42°31′16″N 93°15′23″W / 42.521222°N 93.2565°W / 42.521222; -93.2565 (Iowa Falls Union Depot)	Iowa Falls
19	Glenn and Nell Kurtz Lustron Home and Garage	Glenn and Nell Kurtz Lustron Home and Garage	December 2, 2014 (#14000971)	2017 Washington Ave. 42°31′11″N 93°16′58″W / 42.5196°N 93.2828°W / 42.5196; -93.2828	Iowa Falls
20	McClanahan Block	McClanahan Block	October 1, 1993 (#93000956)	613 Washington Ave. 42°31′10″N 93°15′53″W / 42.519389°N 93.264806°W / 42.519389; -93.264806 (McClanahan Block)	Iowa Falls
21	Metropolitan Opera House	Metropolitan Opera House More images	February 20, 1975 (#75000690)	515 Washington St. 42°30′55″N 93°16′08″W / 42.515278°N 93.268889°W / 42.515278; -93.268889 (Metropolitan Opera House)	Iowa Falls
22	Mills Tower Historic District	Mills Tower Historic District	September 6, 1990 (#90001304)	E. Rocksylvania Ave., 1/3 mile east of Freight House 42°31′22″N 93°14′55″W / 42.522778°N 93.248611°W / 42.522778; -93.248611 (Mills Tower Historic District)	Iowa Falls
23	New Providence Building Association Stores	New Providence Building Association Stores	March 15, 2016 (#16000081)	401–405 W. Main Street Dr. 42°16′54″N 93°10′19″W / 42.281555°N 93.171991°W / 42.281555; -93.171991	New Providence
24	New Providence School Gymnasium	New Providence School Gymnasium	October 22, 1996 (#96000698)	106 N. Main St. 42°17′07″N 93°10′22″W / 42.285139°N 93.172722°W / 42.285139; -93.172722 (New Providence School Gymnasium)	New Providence
25	Princess-Sweet Shop	Princess-Sweet Shop	October 1, 1993 (#93000957)	607 Washington Ave. 42°31′10″N 93°15′52″W / 42.519444°N 93.264444°W / 42.519444; -93.264444 (Princess-Sweet Shop)	Iowa Falls
26	River Street Bridge	River Street Bridge More images	May 15, 1998 (#98000526)	River St. over the Iowa River 42°31′11″N 93°16′05″W / 42.519722°N 93.268056°W / 42.519722; -93.268056 (River Street Bridge)	Iowa Falls
27	St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church	St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church More images	October 1, 1993 (#93000961)	Junction of Oak and Railroad Sts. 42°31′06″N 93°15′47″W / 42.518333°N 93.263056°W / 42.518333; -93.263056	Iowa Falls
28	Sentinel Block	Sentinel Block	October 1, 1993 (#93000962)	702 Washington Ave. 42°31′12″N 93°15′56″W / 42.519917°N 93.265639°W / 42.519917; -93.265639 (Sentinel Block)	Iowa Falls
29	Slayton Farms-Round Barn	Slayton Farms-Round Barn	July 7, 1999 (#99000739)	20478 135th St. 42°30′52″N 93°17′26″W / 42.514444°N 93.290556°W / 42.514444; -93.290556 (Slayton Farms-Round Barn)	Iowa Falls
30	Steamboat Rock Consolidated Schools Building	Steamboat Rock Consolidated Schools Building More images	March 31, 2004 (#04000243)	306 W. Market St. 42°24′29″N 93°03′55″W / 42.408056°N 93.06516°W / 42.408056; -93.06516	Steamboat Rock
31	Union Cemetery Gardener's Cottage	Union Cemetery Gardener's Cottage	January 24, 2002 (#01001486)	Union Cemetery 42°31′40″N 93°16′13″W / 42.527694°N 93.270278°W / 42.527694; -93.270278 (Union Cemetery Gardener's Cottage)	Iowa Falls
32	US Post Office-Iowa Falls	US Post Office-Iowa Falls	January 5, 1994 (#93000955)	401 Main St. 42°31′15″N 93°15′56″W / 42.520833°N 93.265556°W / 42.520833; -93.265556 (US Post Office-Iowa Falls)	Iowa Falls
33	W.R.C. Hall	W.R.C. Hall	October 1, 1993 (#93000963)	710 Washington Ave. 42°31′11″N 93°15′57″W / 42.519722°N 93.265833°W / 42.519722; -93.265833 (W.R.C. Hall)	Iowa Falls
34	Washington Avenue Bridge	Washington Avenue Bridge	May 15, 1998 (#98000518)	U.S. Route 20 over the Iowa River 42°31′11″N 93°16′16″W / 42.519722°N 93.271111°W / 42.519722; -93.271111 (Washington Avenue Bridge)	Iowa Falls
35	Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District	Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District More images	October 31, 2012 (#12000889)	401-714 Washington Ave., the 300 block of Stephens St. and the 200 and 300 blocks of Oak St. 42°31′11″N 93°15′51″W / 42.51964°N 93.264166°W / 42.51964; -93.264166	Iowa Falls

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Hardin County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Eldora
Cities	Ackley‡ Alden Buckeye Eldora Hubbard Iowa Falls New Providence Owasa Radcliffe Steamboat Rock Union Whitten	Map of Iowa highlighting Hardin County
Townships	Alden Buckeye Clay Concord Eldora Ellis Etna Grant Hardin Jackson Pleasant Providence Sherman Tipton Union
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